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Anal Plugs

Incontinence Appliances Anal Plugs BNF 2202
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Anal Plugs was ranked 920th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 848 items, up 4.6% on a year earlier.

848items +4.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

9,978items

Rolling 12 months

£80,290

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Anal Plugs: national items dispensed by month

0 524 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 848 Jan 2021: 746 Feb 2021: 668 Mar 2021: 759 Apr 2021: 766 May 2021: 749 Jun 2021: 856 Jul 2021: 846 Aug 2021: 795 Sep 2021: 832 Oct 2021: 804 Nov 2021: 862 Dec 2021: 877 Jan 2022: 850 Feb 2022: 799 Mar 2022: 878 Apr 2022: 883 May 2022: 960 Jun 2022: 842 Jul 2022: 876 Aug 2022: 809 Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 856 Nov 2022: 946 Dec 2022: 952 Jan 2023: 959 Feb 2023: 852 Mar 2023: 952 Apr 2023: 879 May 2023: 944 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 896 Aug 2023: 794 Sep 2023: 773 Oct 2023: 766 Nov 2023: 673 Dec 2023: 652 Jan 2024: 695 Feb 2024: 699 Mar 2024: 679 Apr 2024: 726 May 2024: 726 Jun 2024: 726 Jul 2024: 792 Aug 2024: 754 Sep 2024: 754 Oct 2024: 768 Nov 2024: 784 Dec 2024: 751 Jan 2025: 785 Feb 2025: 680 Mar 2025: 763 Apr 2025: 776 May 2025: 811 Jun 2025: 828 Jul 2025: 877 Aug 2025: 794 Sep 2025: 864 Oct 2025: 880 Nov 2025: 812 Dec 2025: 826 Jan 2026: 846 Feb 2026: 764 Mar 2026: 861 Apr 2026: 778 May 2026: 848

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anal Plugs
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £94.68
  • Year on year Up 4.6% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Anal Plugs this month.

Presentations of Anal Plugs, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Renew Insert anal plug large 22023830502 336 £31,790
Renew Insert anal plug regular 22023830501 287 £24,178
Navina faecal incontinence insert standard 22023830503 126 £12,144
Navina faecal incontinence insert large 22023830504 67 £8,510
Peristeen anal plug small 22021000500 18 £1,688
Peristeen anal plug large 22021000501 14 £1,979

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Anal Plugs is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Anal Plugs volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.